CEDAR HEDGE TRIMMING, A UNIQUE KNOW-HOW
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE?
We recommend trimming your cedar hedges at least once a season
ENSURES THE AESTHETICS OF YOUR YARD WITH A WELL-MAINTAINED HEDGE
Annual pruning will give your cedar hedge a symmetrical and neat shape. Thus, the presence of a well-maintained plant barrier will give your landscaping a more harmonious look than if it is left to its own devices.
STIMULATES GROWTH AND INCREASES DENSITY OF CEDAR
A cedar hedge works in the following way; The more you prune it, the more it grows and will be full. Annual pruning will ensure that you have a dense and full cedar tree in the long term. Conversely, a neglected hedge will become bald and holes will appear after a few years without maintenance.
CONTROLS THE DESIRED HEIGHT AND WIDTH
It is important to know that a cedar hedge can reach impressive proportions if left to its own devices. An unmaintained hedge can reach a height of up to 20 metres high and 5 metres wide. Therefore, it is important to carry out an annual pruning in order to keep it in proportions that respect the available space of your property.
PREVENTS POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATION DURING THE WINTER
The weight of an accumulation of snow on your hedge can be one of the main causes of damage to it. Annual pruning will reduce the risk of snow accumulation since it will tend to slide to the ground. In addition, annual maintenance will prevent your cedars from ending up with long regrowth that will be likely to bend and break due to their weight.
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TRANSFORMATIONBEFORE AND AFTER
WHAT FORIS PURCÈDRES' KNOW-HOW ESSENTIAL TO THE TRIMMING OF YOUR CEDAR HEDGES?
A trapezoid-shaped hedge helps to capture the sun's rays. It is important to know that conversely, i.e. a hedge that is wide at the top and thinned at the bottom, will tend to become bald. Our specialists will be able to shape your cedars to optimize the penetration of light that is essential to their well-being.
When pruning for maintenance or training, it is important to prune the new growth only. Otherwise, either pruning too severely by cutting the mature branches, the cedar will no longer develop new regrowth.
Doing business with our company will save you any hassle of cleaning up after our visit. Indeed, we are committed to cleaning up any residues present following the work carried out. In addition, cedar scraps will be recycled for the production of essential oil.
The scraps we collect will be sent to a distillery with which we are associated. A process is then started for the production of cedar essential oil. This oil can be consumed as is, or using only a specific molecule found in the oil. The latter is then extracted and exported to Europe and elsewhere in the world for use in various health-related fields, among other things.
You can have peace of mind during the work. In the event of damage on the premises, our company has liability insurance that guarantees compensation if necessary.
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THE SIZE
Training pruning will be essential during the first years following the planting of a cedar hedge. This consists of pruning the new growth on the sides of the hedge to stimulate the growth of the tree. This will give the hedge a uniform width and encourage its upward expansion. When the hedge has reached the desired height, pruning the top regrowth will mean the start of maintenance pruning.
Maintenance pruning will take place when the cedar hedge has reached the desired size. The latter consists of trimming the sides and the top of the hedge to ensure control over it. This type of pruning ensures that the tree will not take on disproportionate proportions. Indeed, a hedge will tend to grow one foot in width and height each year. An annual maintenance pruning also allows the owner to minimize maintenance costs in the long run.
Pruning is normally carried out following the loss of control of the proportions of a cedar hedge. The latter will consist of trimming the hedge by several feet in order to bring it back to a desired height. Since this type of pruning is more drastic than maintenance pruning, certain criteria must be met so as not to shock the tree. Following the work, the top of the hedge will normally be free of foliage and take a few years before being refilled with new growth. It is also important to mention that a pruning cannot be carried out on the side of the tree, in order to reduce its width, since this type of conifer is not able to regenerate from "old wood".
